Dinoflagellate infection associated with the decline of Necora puber crab populations in France

Disease of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-219

  Wilhelm, G ^a   Mialhe, E ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Brittany; Dinoflagellate; Hematodinium sp.; Necora puber

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DINOPHYCEAE; HEMATODINIUM SP.; NECORA; NECORA PUBER; PORTUNIDAE; DECAPODA; HEMATODINIUM;

CRAB FISHERIES; DINOFLAGELLATE; ETIOLOGY; PARASITIC DISEASES; VELVET SWIMMING CRAB;

FRANCE, BRITTANY, MOR-BRAZ;

EID: 0029664107     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao026213     Document Type: Article

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